Journal-box.



l VAN'BUREN FOSTER.

JOURNAL BOX. lAPFLICATIOH FILED 1AN.36. i917.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented Maj l, 191'?,

thereby maintaining the cover in either of its positions.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a journal box wherein brasses, oil saturated waste and the like are avoided, and wherein friction between the journal and its bearing is re "the other end formed with an opening through which the journal may pass into the box, rollers within the box around the journal therein, a wedge mounted in the upper end of the box and having the lower side concaved in cross section to conform to the curvature of the circle described by said rollers, a lip on the forward end of said wedge, the side of said box being formed with alining openings contiguous to said lip,

. and a key passing through said openings and engaging said lip to support the forward end port-ion of said wedge.`

2. A journal b`ox having one end open and the other end formed with -an opening the box, rollers within the box through which the journal may pass into the box, rollers within the box around the journal therein, a wedge mounted in the upper end of the box and having the lower side concaved in cross section to conform to the curvature of the circle described by said rollers, a lip4 on the forward end of said wedge, the side of said box being formed with alining openings contiguous to said lip, a headed key passing through said openings and engaging said lip to support the forward end portion of said wedge, means for holding said key in operative position, and a cover closing the forward end of said box.

3. A journal box having one end open and the other end formed with an opening through which the journal may pass into around the journal therein, a wedge mounted in the upper end of the box and having the lower side concaved in cross section to conform to the curvature of the circle described by said rollers, a lip on the forward end of said wedge, the side of said box being formed with alining openings contiguous to said lip, a headed key .passing through said' openings and engaging said lip to support the forward end portion of said wedge, said key having aslot adjacent its free end, a pin passed through said slotfor holding the key in operative position, and a cover closing the forvard end of said box.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature.

VAN BUREN FOSTER. 

